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Planktonic foraminifera assemblage composition and flux dynamics inferred from an annual sediment trap record in the central Mediterranean Sea
Thibauld M. Béjard
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Área de Paleontología, Departamento de Geología, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
Andrés S. Rigual-Hernández
Área de Paleontología, Departamento de Geología, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
Javier P. Tarruella
Área de Paleontología, Departamento de Geología, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
José-Abel Flores
Área de Paleontología, Departamento de Geología, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
Anna Sanchez-Vidal
GRC Geociències Marines, Departament de Dinàmica de la Terra i de l'Oceà, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Irene Llamas-Cano
GRC Geociències Marines, Departament de Dinàmica de la Terra i de l'Oceà, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Francisco J. Sierro
Área de Paleontología, Departamento de Geología, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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The Mediterranean Sea is regarded as a climate change hotspot. Documenting the population of planktonic foraminifera is crucial. In the Sicily Channel, fluxes are higher during winter and positively linked with chlorophyll a concentration and cool temperatures. A comparison with other Mediterranean sites shows the transitional aspect of the studied zone. Finally, modern populations significantly differ from those in the sediment, highlighting a possible effect of environmental change.
The Mediterranean Sea is regarded as a climate change hotspot. Documenting the population of...
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